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You’re missin’ out on an important part of Humboldt if you’ve never laid on a Southern Humboldt hillside on a warm August night and watched a silvery meteor shower with your friends. You’re missin’ out on an important part of Humboldt if you’ve never let a delectable thin sliver of Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese melt in your mouth. You’re missin’
Read moreThe Annual madness that is the Kinetic Sculpture Race is once again messing with the minds of locals and tourists alike. Rumors are that NPR and CNN are here covering the race. But for the best coverage KHUM at 104.7 on the radio but live blogging here. You can watch the race from the comfort of your home. The video
Read moreErik Eschker has the unenviable task of convincing Humboldt Co. growers to “inform” on themselves. For more than a decade, Eschker, a Professor of Economics at HSU has provided a monthly index of economic activity across the county which business people as well as County Supervisors and others use to make educated decisions. It tracks, according to the North Coast
Read moreMuch beloved local classical musicians, Hal Lepoff and Rosie Bosco, will be performing a benefit concert for the Redway School Music program this Sunday May 1, at 2:00 pm. at the Presbyterian Church in Garberville. They will play a selection of well known pieces from the classical style, including works by Brahms, Dvorak, Satie, Gershwin, Maria-Theresia v. Paradis, and Mozart.
Read moreBabies, bonnets, sunshine and sugar. May your Easter be as delightful as mine. Snapshots from yesterday at my 17th annual Easter party below.
Read moreLukas Nelson is coming to the Mateel tonight. If you haven’t seen him, go! I have rarely seen an entertainer throw so much passion into every note. Here’s an excerpt from a piece I wrote about this last December’s Emerald Cup where Lukas was a featured entertainer. The highlight of the evening was Lucas Nelson as far as many of
Read moreUnder the Heading–Because We Don’t Have Anything More Important To Do, Let’s Punish Moms for Putting Their Kids in Safe Schools. Struggling to get her teaching degree, single mom Kelley Williams-Bolar worried about her own kids’ education. The district she lives in–poor, predominately black and troubled –is not far from the one her father lives in–middle class, predominately white, and
Read moreOnce in a very long time a performer grabs your heart and shakes your hand. For you, that artist speaks to your soul. At the Emerald Cup this Saturday, Lukas Nelson made me want to dance and holler. His guitar playing rocked the house. His athletic performance energized the audience. At one point he actually jumped in the air repeatedly,
Read moreA writer was asking me for terms specific to marijuana growers in the Emerald Triangle. Here are some of the ones I’ve thought of. Got any to add? potstitute–a negative term for a woman who likes to have relationships with wealthy growers quad-a four wheel motorized open vehicle similar to a motorcycle often used for transportation to and from marijuana
Read moreWith the five growers shot in Northern California this summer by officers and the more recent shooting in a Kneeland garden, sometimes the marijuana world feels like its at war. But the part of the culture I love is its joy in life and its playful side. Often times the tension between official and grower feels more like a game
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